Under terms of the plea agreement, prosecutor’s office trial chief Mary Pyffer will recommend a 10-year New Jersey state prison sentence with no possibility of parole for eight and a half years, Weisenfeld added.

Glaspie’s sentencing is scheduled for April 15. His trial in the robbery case was initially scheduled for next week.

“I participated in the bank robbery,” Glaspie said in response to a question from Superior Court Judge Walter L. Marshall Jr. “I screamed ‘Down!’ upon entering the bank.”

Glaspie said he committed the robbery with Darryl Adams, 47, also of Philadelphia. Adams had already been sentenced to seven years in state prison for his role.

Glaspie confirmed to Pyffer that Adams jumped over the bank counter during the robbery and took money from several tellers. He also confirmed that he (Glaspie) was wearing a face covering and dark clothing, and that he kept his hands in his pockets at the bank door.

Glaspie drove a girlfriend’s car from the crime scene and collided head-on with a Deptford Township police car on Clements Bridge Road. An officer suffered serious mouth injuries in the crash.

Adams was arrested near the crash scene. Glaspie, who fled the scene, was eventually arrested in Philadelphia on Nov. 24, 2008.

Five other people were charged with helping Glaspie flee. Two have been sentenced to state prison terms and one to pre-trial intervention, while charges against the remaining two were dismissed.

“I want to thank the responding agencies for their fine work in apprehending these defendants, as well as our trial unit for their work, which led to this plea,” county prosecutor Sean Dalton said.